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Pixar, for a long time, has invested in the theme of emotions. ‘What if toys had emotions?’ (Toy Story), ‘What if robots had emotions?’ (WALL·E) etc. But Pixar’s latest release, Inside Out goes one step further, asking ‘What if emotions had emotions?’ But did it succeed in its latest...

The ‘found footage’ trope for horror films is rapidly becoming the norm, robbing the genre of much, if not all, its originality. The Gallows tries to do something new with format, but the small change of using not one, but two cameras, has a disappointingly minor effect. Instead, it...

Depicting the history of the ‘French Touch’, a child of House music from the early 90s, through the perspective of one eyewitness/contributor, Eden ostensibly packs a trump card. Director Mia Hansen-Løve’s brother Sven is essentially the main character, for he experienced that fleeting success while friends and colleagues (most...

The latest installment in the massive Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) introduces its smallest character yet, Ant-Man. But does it continue Marvel’s (mostly) successful track record or is their smallest hero their biggest mistake? Ant-Man’s development was far from easy. Having been juggled between various filmmakers including Edgar Wright and...

In October 1888, Louis Le Prince shot a 2.11 second sequence titled Roundhay Garden Scene followed by the faintly longer Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge. In 2015, David Nicholas Wilkinson’s basis for his 32 year documentary project, The First Film, is to prove these were the earliest motion pictures in...

John Cusack and Paul Dano play Brian Wilson in two separate chapters in the turbulent life of the Beach Boys front-man. The two time-lines are interspersed throughout, and combine to form an unconventional yet altogether exceptional biopic. Director Bill Pohlad eschews the usual linear narratives reserved for films such...

The fact that you know how the story will end gives Amy a sense of foreboding, which amplifies as the documentary develops. The film is entirely told through the use of existing footage – much of it previously unseen – and interviews with the most important people surrounding Winehouse...